Comments - Is God The New Gay Icon? - Think Atheist2015-03-03T19:11:06Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1982180%3ABlogPost%3A699320&xn_auth=noIEatDinsaurMeat Sodom and Go…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-07-11:1982180:Comment:7379802011-07-11T14:42:05.613ZBill Lewishttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/BillLewis
<a class="fn url" href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TSmith">IEatDinsaurMeat</a> Sodom and Gomorrah has always been one of my favorite stories.It so clearly depicts the fallacy of the bible as a Good Book. You have two cities supposedly having non-stop sex (so what's wrong with that) and along come two Angels. Angels mind you, who are apparently incapable of defending themselves from silly humans. They go to visit an old geezer, who, somehow has remained pure, umm he did have two kids,…
<a href="http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TSmith" class="fn url">IEatDinsaurMeat</a> Sodom and Gomorrah has always been one of my favorite stories.It so clearly depicts the fallacy of the bible as a Good Book. You have two cities supposedly having non-stop sex (so what's wrong with that) and along come two Angels. Angels mind you, who are apparently incapable of defending themselves from silly humans. They go to visit an old geezer, who, somehow has remained pure, umm he did have two kids, Well anyway, sure enough they hardly finish dinner when the town comes banging on the door wanting to KNOW the visitors. If that isn't the silliest thing you have ever heard, it runs close. So, what does the old man do, keep in mind this crowd is looking for MEN to know, he offers his two daughters, like offering a ham sandwich to the the Talliban. We will skip what happens later in the cave, urk!, and there you have it kiddies, a moral teaching to live by. Good point Bill!tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-07-09:1982180:Comment:7353662011-07-09T15:41:46.105ZLord Gaytheisthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/LordGaytheist
Good point Bill!
Good point Bill! I agree with Lindsey, cherry…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-07-09:1982180:Comment:7353532011-07-09T15:32:51.937ZBill Lewishttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/BillLewis
I agree with Lindsey, cherry picking is the primary reason LGBT folk can rationalize accepting the absurd. Believing in a sociopath tyrant who is incapable of finding the only two people in the world because they are hiding behind a bush should give one pause. If you have a shred of belief still clinging to a thin portion of brain tissue, remember this is the God who in a fit of childish insecurity, destroyed the world because he was sure the entire population on the planet was evil.
I agree with Lindsey, cherry picking is the primary reason LGBT folk can rationalize accepting the absurd. Believing in a sociopath tyrant who is incapable of finding the only two people in the world because they are hiding behind a bush should give one pause. If you have a shred of belief still clinging to a thin portion of brain tissue, remember this is the God who in a fit of childish insecurity, destroyed the world because he was sure the entire population on the planet was evil. I simply can't comprehend "LG…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-11:1982180:Comment:6998742011-06-11T08:11:39.597ZWilla Gabrielle Cartwrighthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/WillaGabrielleCartwright
<p>I simply can't comprehend "LGBT" combined with any of the abrahamic religions - I know it happens. <br></br><br></br>I know some people can mentally manage it,but I can't simple understand it.<br></br><br></br>It's nearly an oxymoron for me - like "black light" or "living dead".<br></br><br></br>Certainly a number of LGBT people twist the words around and get comfort by going back to the "original" original of the original translation and choose the meaning they like best, but in our times nearly all of the…</p>
<p>I simply can't comprehend "LGBT" combined with any of the abrahamic religions - I know it happens. <br/><br/>I know some people can mentally manage it,but I can't simple understand it.<br/><br/>It's nearly an oxymoron for me - like "black light" or "living dead".<br/><br/>Certainly a number of LGBT people twist the words around and get comfort by going back to the "original" original of the original translation and choose the meaning they like best, but in our times nearly all of the arguments against LGBT people are religious in context ... and whichever way you want read it, the truth is the fanatics don't want a conversation, nor are they satisfied with a different opinion - they want all LGBT people dead.</p>
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<p>How anyone can support that, I've no idea.</p> Hey thanks for your comments…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-11:1982180:Comment:6998572011-06-11T07:33:57.922ZLord Gaytheisthttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/LordGaytheist
Hey thanks for your comments guys! I really appreciate it!
Hey thanks for your comments guys! I really appreciate it! "How can you pray for a god w…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-10:1982180:Comment:6994662011-06-10T22:50:44.296ZIEatDinosaurMeathttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/TSmith
<p>"How can you pray for a god who has, reportedly, burnt a city for being 'corrupted' by homosexuality?" - Not in the bible. Genesis 18 only says that the "cry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great." In Genesis 19 the scene where the men want to gang rape the angels is just saying 'the place was so perverse that the entire town wanted to violently rape angels.'</p>
<p>This article seems to not take into account that there are Gays who actually not only believe but have researched in the bible…</p>
<p>"How can you pray for a god who has, reportedly, burnt a city for being 'corrupted' by homosexuality?" - Not in the bible. Genesis 18 only says that the "cry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great." In Genesis 19 the scene where the men want to gang rape the angels is just saying 'the place was so perverse that the entire town wanted to violently rape angels.'</p>
<p>This article seems to not take into account that there are Gays who actually not only believe but have researched in the bible and found it not to be as solidly <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gaychristian101.com/">against homosexuality</a> as most would imagine. I think this article is writhe with generalizations that are inaccurate.</p> They subscribe to religion th…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-10:1982180:Comment:6994582011-06-10T22:38:41.936ZLindseyhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/LindseyAliceStock
They subscribe to religion the same way all liberal theists do - by cherry picking, and rationalizing, and ignoring all the bad parts until they are left with this tacked-together message of "God's Love" that doesn't even resemble the actual bible. Its all just willfull ignorance of what their holy book actually says, deluding themselves into thinking it says what they want it to say, and is also partly because of the urge everybody has to conform and fit in with the rest of their society.
They subscribe to religion the same way all liberal theists do - by cherry picking, and rationalizing, and ignoring all the bad parts until they are left with this tacked-together message of "God's Love" that doesn't even resemble the actual bible. Its all just willfull ignorance of what their holy book actually says, deluding themselves into thinking it says what they want it to say, and is also partly because of the urge everybody has to conform and fit in with the rest of their society. Though I am not a member of t…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2011-06-10:1982180:Comment:6994202011-06-10T21:49:00.872ZAntiChristianLeaguehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/AntiChristianLeague
<p>Though I am not a member of the LGBT community, I do sympathize with their cause and believe that, as autonomous human beings, they are entitled to the rights and equal status that all human beings deserve. I do agree wholeheartedly with your post. It does not make sense for anybody to join up with the very groups/belief systems that are trying to destroy them as individuals. </p>
<p>The whole outcome of religious doctrine and belief is the destruction of rights that all rational beings…</p>
<p>Though I am not a member of the LGBT community, I do sympathize with their cause and believe that, as autonomous human beings, they are entitled to the rights and equal status that all human beings deserve. I do agree wholeheartedly with your post. It does not make sense for anybody to join up with the very groups/belief systems that are trying to destroy them as individuals. </p>
<p>The whole outcome of religious doctrine and belief is the destruction of rights that all rational beings should be entitled to, on the basis of fear and arrogance. Religion is the most dangerous form of stupidity. </p>